MOST

MOST, in full Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars, Canadian orbiting telescope that studies physical processes in stars and properties of extrasolar planets. MOST was launched on June 30, 2003, from Plestek, Russia. It is a small spacecraft that weighs about 60 kg (130 pounds) and carries a telescope 15 cm (6 inches) in diameter. It discovered that the planet orbiting HD 209458 has a very low albedo (that is, it does not reflect much of its star’s light).